It seems to my husband Jeff and I that many people live insular lives in today’s world. Family is a little island where accessibility is limited and if someone were to drop by their home out of the blue, it would be considered shockingly …
God’s Grace Teaches Us to Say ‘No’
” For the grace of God that brings salvation…teaches us to say “No”… [Titus 2:11] To grow anything requires order…have you ever tried to plant something in the ground and then expect it to grow…no preparation…no fertilizer…no thought of sun or shade? I have…it doesn’t …
Give ’em the Word
Some time ago I had the opportunity to spend time mentoring a young girl who was struggling with some serious issues in her life. Soon after we began meeting for discipleship, I realized I was way over my head on this one. This girl was …
Zucchini Pie
This year my children chose to include zucchini for our small backyard garden–and they are learning to prepare and eat it in a multitude of ways! My daughter enjoyed making today’s recipe’s flaky crust from refrigerated crescent rolls. The combination of cheese and fresh zucchini …
Teaching Contentment in a Discontented World
“But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.” I Timothy 6:6-7 This summer spend some time examining gratefulness and contentment in the hearts of your children. A few goals to work …
Words from the Wise: Jeannette Clift George
[NOTE: Often when we hear “mentoring,” we only think of the one-on-one kind. However, it struck me recently that I had been mentored by many women who never knew my name. I heard them speak or read their books and through their words, they mentored …
Lemon Chicken
For a fun weeknight twist to just another chicken dish, try lemon chicken. 4 to 6 skinless, boneless chicken breasts 1 cup flour 3 tsps black pepper 1 tsp salt 2 Tbsps oil 2 Tbsps butter 1 cup lemon juice ½ cup sugar ½ cup …
Instilling a Love for Missions
Whenever someone from your family goes on a mission trip, that’s the perfect time to study that country. If your husband is in the military and gets deployed to different countries, that’s another good time to study a country. You can support someone from your …
What’s the Source of All Love?
The great missionary David Livingstone spent a great deal of his adult life looking for the source of the Nile River in Africa. What is the source of true love in your marriage? You don’t have to attend a seminar, buy a cassette tape series, …
Cranberry Chicken
This is a super-easy and different way to use chicken. The dressing is tangy and the cranberry sauce sweet. Together these ingredients create what my husband called a flavor explosion. I think you will either love it or hate it, at least that is the …